Abstract: A meteor burst communication network is disclosed that consists of a plurality of meteor burst communication stations that relay radio messages off of meteor burst trails from one station to another. Each station includes an antenna operably coupled to a receiver and transmitter, a display, a message input device, a computer operably connected to the aforementioned equipment, and a clock that provides a time base to the computer. The computer provides instructions to the transmitter and outputs to a display. The program determines if a message has been received by the receiver. If a message has been received, it is stored in the computer memory. The computer then instructs the transmitter to transmit a probing message for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: Apparatus for receiving the horizontal and vertical electric field compons of incoming VLF, LF, and MF (10 KHz to 3000 kHz) signals that is easily portable and installed within minutes aboard aircraft with windows. A sheet of metal or matrix of interconnecting wires is placed against the inside surface of non-conducting windows on each side of the aircraft fuselage and used as the receiving antennas. The voltage sum of the two window antennas is proportional to the vertical electric field. The voltage difference of the two window antennas is proportional to the horizontal electric field particularly when the antennas are forward or to the rear of the wings extending from the fuselage.